From 02aeb254ee33abadefba8b9b33e576f5ea0ce353 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sadie Powell <sadie@witchery.services>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2025 13:57:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add an option to disable the encryption and database module
 checks.

---
 include/anope.h |  2 +-
 src/init.cpp    | 14 ++++++++++----
 src/main.cpp    |  2 +-
 src/module.cpp  |  3 +++
 4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/anope.h b/include/anope.h
index 3cc6b602d..505f6d9c3 100644
--- a/include/anope.h
+++ b/include/anope.h
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ namespace Anope
 
 	/** Other command line options.
 	 */
-	extern CoreExport bool ReadOnly, NoFork, NoThird, NoPID, NoExpire, ProtocolDebug;
+	extern CoreExport bool ReadOnly, NoFork, NoThird, NoDB, NoPID, NoExpire, ProtocolDebug;
 
 	/** The root of the Anope installation. Usually ~/anope
 	 */
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 1ade6be64..4f154025b 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -382,6 +382,9 @@ bool Anope::Init(int ac, char **av)
 	if (GetCommandLineArgument("noexpire", 'e'))
 		Anope::NoExpire = true;
 
+	if (GetCommandLineArgument("nodb", 'b'))
+		Anope::NoDB = true;
+
 	if (GetCommandLineArgument("protocoldebug"))
 		Anope::ProtocolDebug = true;
 
@@ -552,11 +555,14 @@ bool Anope::Init(int ac, char **av)
 		setuidgid();
 #endif
 
-	if (!ModuleManager::FindFirstOf(DATABASE))
-		throw CoreException("You must load a non-deprecated database module!");
+	if (!Anope::NoDB)
+	{
+		if (!ModuleManager::FindFirstOf(DATABASE))
+			throw CoreException("You must load a non-deprecated database module!");
 
-	if (!ModuleManager::FindFirstOf(ENCRYPTION))
-		throw CoreException("You must load a non-deprecated encryption module!");
+		if (!ModuleManager::FindFirstOf(ENCRYPTION))
+			throw CoreException("You must load a non-deprecated encryption module!");
+	}
 
 	if (!IRCD)
 		throw CoreException("You must load a protocol module!");
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index fcb3efe89..fb33b5f03 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 /* Command-line options: */
 unsigned Anope::Debug = 0;
-bool Anope::ReadOnly = false, Anope::NoFork = false, Anope::NoThird = false, Anope::NoPID = false, Anope::NoExpire = false, Anope::ProtocolDebug = false;
+bool Anope::ReadOnly = false, Anope::NoFork = false, Anope::NoThird = false, Anope::NoDB = false, Anope::NoPID = false, Anope::NoExpire = false, Anope::ProtocolDebug = false;
 Anope::string Anope::ServicesDir;
 Anope::string Anope::ServicesBin;
 
diff --git a/src/module.cpp b/src/module.cpp
index 6b6a4e36c..4e0a86d43 100644
--- a/src/module.cpp
+++ b/src/module.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ Module::Module(const Anope::string &modname, const Anope::string &, ModType modt
 	if (ModuleManager::FindModule(this->name))
 		throw CoreException("Module already exists!");
 
+	if (Anope::NoDB && type & DATABASE)
+		throw ModuleException("Database modules may not be loaded");
+
 	if (Anope::NoThird && type & THIRD)
 		throw ModuleException("Third party modules may not be loaded");